| | |  | FOLK MUSIC | Home » » Songcatcher | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | When musicologist Doctor Lily Penleric (Janet McTeer) is passed over for a prominent teaching position, she leaves the city to visit her sister in the beautifully rugged mountains of Appalachia. It is here she discovers a wellspring of emotional tunes passed down from the original Irish and Scottish immigrants who settled in these parts. Determined to document the history of the songs, she immerses herself in mountain life, falls in love with a local musician, Aidan Quinn, and is profoundly changed by the generosity, strength, and freedom of the fiercely proud mountain people. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Janet McTeer, Michael Davis, Michael Goodwin, Greg Russell Cook, Jane Adams | | Director:
| Maggie Greenwald | | Format:
| Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Subtitle:
| English, Spanish, French | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Lions Gate | | Run Time:
| 109 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| October 23, 2001 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 152 reviews |
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 Song CatcherAug 23, 2010
I really like this movie. I was affraid that I would not find it, but I found it on Amazon.com.
Great movie!Aug 06, 2010
Great movie, very moving, powerful performances by all the cast, especially Pat Carroll - who's unforgettable. A must see movie!
The Song CatcherJun 24, 2010
Beautiful to watch, probably too close to the truth and several stories going on at same time. It is simply a great movie, one I can watch over and over.
Songcatcher - An Excellent MovieJun 13, 2010
Set in the early 20th century, this film captures all the nuances of a coming together of cultures, the excitement, the resentment, the drama and the joy of musical discovery in the backwoods of "Mountain America".
A top class cast led by Janet McTeer, equally classy production values and a great script make for wonderful entertainment. But it is the music and the spell it weaves on all that hear it that lifts this story to a different level.
McTeer and Quinn sass it up a treat and watch out for a wonderful cameo from folk bluesman Taj Mahal mid-story.
Great viewing.
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LovedFeb 21, 2010
The first time I viewed this movie was in Charlotte, NC at a motel while with an older couple - friends I had driven down for a meeting. I was awake early AM and turned on tv - HBO and saw only a portion of movie. I did manage to get the title and pulled it up on Amazon, therefore I purchased a copy. I viewed it in its entirety and a year later enjoyed it with a cousin. Thus, I ordered this last one for her own personal copy. I have since loaned my copy to my daughter-in-law to view. I am from the foothills of North Carolina and my Mother grew up in Madison County, North Carolina. Her Mother grew up in Yancy County and my Grandfather played musical instruments and danced, though I do not know which instrument he enjoyed.
Thank you for allowing me to write a review of the film.
It was well presented and done to show wonderful history of mountain people.
Rebecca Green
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